Surprise! Green Day is Coming to the 9:30 Club Next Month

WASHINGTON, DC — Punk rock legends Green Day are making a surprise stop at D.C.'s legendary 9:30 Club in October, and tickets will be going on sale in just a couple days.

Green Day suddenly announced a huge new tour Tuesday beginning in the United States and Canada and then proceeding to Europe in 2017, and D.C.'s music hotspot is on the list on Oct. 3, two days after a show in Boston and five days before the band departs for New York's Webster Hall. Four days after playing in D.C., Green Day will release their 12th studio album, "Revolution Radio."

"Produced by Green Day and recorded in Oakland, Revolution Radio is a potent 12-track blitz of angst-ridden anthems that unites Green Day's fully formed stylistic approach with lyrical themes that address the complexities and uncertainties of modern day existence," reads the statement. "Musically, the album is raw, visceral, and fearless — solidifying the band's reign as one of the leading voices in rock music. Inspired by recent events, the first single 'Bang Bang' marks a welcome return from a band with more to say than ever."

Green Day was formed in 1986 and includes vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, drummer Tre Cool and guitarist Jason White. The band broke into the mainstream with their 1994 smash hit record Dookie, and followed it up with huge successes in their next three albums: Insomniac, Nimrod and Warning.

The full tour schedule is below:

09/20 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
09/21 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
09/23 Toronto, ON World Cup of Hockey
09/24 Detroit, MI Fillmore
09/26 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
09/28 Sayreville, NJ Starland Theater
09/29 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
10/01 Boston, MA House of Blues
10/03 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/08 New York, NY Webster Hall
10/17 Los Angeles, CA Palladium
10/20 Berkeley, CA UC Theatre
01/10 Turin, Italy Pala Alpitour
01/11 Florence, Italy Mandela Forum
01/13 Bologna, Italy Unipol Arena
01/14 Milan, Italy Mediolanum Forum
01/16 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
01/18 Manheim, Germany SAP Arena
01/19 Berlin, Germany Mercedes Benz Arena
01/25 Oslo, Norway Spektrum
01/27 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Globe
01/28 Malmo, Sweden Malmo Arena
01/30 Cologne, Germany Lanxesse Arena
01/31 Amsterdam, Holland Ziggo Dome
02/02 Brussels, Belgium Forest National
02/03 Paris, France Accorhotels Arena
02/05 Leeds, UK Leeds First Direct Arena
02/06 Manchester, UK Manchester Arena
02/08 London, UK London The O2
06/23 Scheeßel, Germany Hurricane Festival
06/24 Tuttlingen, Germany Southside Festival

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